Jared won the long jump, 100m, and 4x100m relay at the Newton All-City Track Championship on Wednesday (photos). He was runner up in these events as a 7th grader.
The big highlight was upping his personal best by almost a foot with a 20′ 4.25″ leap that ranks 3rd in the USA for middle schoolers. He defeated 2nd place by well over 2 feet.
Take-off on his 20′ 4.25″ jump:
Jared’s coach congratulates him:
Landing his 3rd jump:
The Newton South pit is a bit recessed, which adds several inches to the jump, but for an apples-to-apples comparison, the Massachusetts large-school freshman/sophmore meet was held at South as well and in that competition of the 45 best underclassmen in the state, Jared would have placed 4th as an 8th grader.
Jared also won the 100m in a time of 11.8 and the 4x100m relay in 49.?.
Gampy was able to catch the first 2 events before we headed over to Kayla’s graduation ceremony.
Excellent performance. be pleased.
Love that determined look and powerful performance, Jared. Well done! LGram